County government · Surry County, VA

Surry County's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2022), Surry County took in $34.6 million and spent $37.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

County taxes76%State tax money17%Fines and other3.3%Fees for services (sewer, water)2.9%Federal tax money0.2%Local tax money0.2%

What stands out

72%

of Surry County's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 28%.

County taxes76%

Property tax
72%$24.8 million
Sales tax
2.7%$920 thousand
Other taxes
2.1%$711 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; occupation and business licenses and 4 more
  • Other licenses$186 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$149 thousand
  • Other selective sales taxes$138 thousand
  • Motor vehicle licenses$128 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$91 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$19 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services2.9%

Fees for services
2.9%$1.0 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; sewer and 4 more
  • Other service charges$893 thousand
  • Sewer$35 thousand
  • Water$35 thousand
  • School lunches$22 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$18 thousand
  • Garbage collection$11 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.2%$77 thousand

State tax money17%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
17%$5.9 million

Local tax money0.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.2%$62 thousand

Fines and other3.3%

Interest, rents and other
3.2%$1.1 million
Fines
0.1%$43 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges48%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Running the government and other costs12%Housing and community development8.8%Social services7.6%All other spending11%

What stands out

48%

of Surry County's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. counties of under 50,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
48%$17.9 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$17.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$4.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 3 more
  • Police$2.2 million
  • Fire protection$1.4 million
  • Courts and legal services$770 thousand
  • Prisons and jails$385 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$169 thousand
Running the government and other costs
12%$4.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$3.1 million
  • Government buildings$889 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$521 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$137 thousand
Housing and community development
8.8%$3.3 million
Social services
7.6%$2.9 million
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$2.9 million
Health and hospitals
4.2%$1.6 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1.6 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.5%$939 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$759 thousand
  • Sewer systems$90 thousand
  • Water supply$90 thousand
Interest on debt
1.8%$693 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.5%$579 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$316 thousand
  • Libraries$263 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$147 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$147 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.2%$58 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$58 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Surry County. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Surry County itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.